Dr. Michael Brian Bauer, MD
- Medicare services, 2024
- 853
- Medicare patients, 2024
- 381
- Part D claims, 2024
- 2,440
- Hospital affiliations
- 2
- Industry payments
- $1,021
- Practice address
- 730 Malcolm Blvd, Connelly Springs, NC 28612
- Practice phone
- Call (828) 580-7962
- Professional email
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- Personal email
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- Mobile number
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Primary practice
Blue Ridge Healthcare Urology
Connelly Springs, North Carolina
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Dr. Michael Brian Bauer is a urologist in Connelly Springs, North Carolina
Dr. Bauer practices at Blue Ridge Healthcare Urology in Connelly Springs, North Carolina.
Dr. Bauer's NPI, 1497799977, was assigned on June 15, 2006. Dr. Bauer graduated from University of Louisville School of Medicine in 1990. Dr. Bauer holds North Carolina license 9900164.
- NPI
- 1497799977NPI Registry (opens in a new tab)
- Medicare PAC ID
- 8022079383
- NPI enumeration date
- June 15, 2006
- NPI status
- Active
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
- Offers telehealth
- Yes
- Practice phone
- (828) 580-7962
- Professional email
- Get email
- Personal email
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- Mobile number
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- Sex
- Male
- Estimated age
- 62
- Medical school graduation
- 1990
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; Dmand AI Practice Data; and Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)
Dr. Michael Brian Bauer practices at Blue Ridge Healthcare Urology in Connelly Springs, North Carolina
Dr. Bauer's primary practice is Blue Ridge Healthcare Urology, at 730 Malcolm Blvd, Connelly Springs, NC 28612 in Burke County. The practice phone is (828) 580-7962.
- Blue Ridge Healthcare Urology730 Malcolm Blvd, Connelly Springs, NC 28612 · Burke CountyPhone(828) 580-7962
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); and Dmand AI Practice Data
Dr. Michael Brian Bauer is affiliated with 5 sites of care and 2 medical groups
Dr. Bauer's primary practice is Blue Ridge Healthcare Urology in Connelly Springs, North Carolina. Dr. Bauer is also affiliated with UNC Health Blue Ridge. The medical group on file is Women's Health - Valdese. Dmand AI also links Dr. Bauer to 1 more hospital, 2 group practices and clinics and 1 medical group, each named with a free account.
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Practice Data; and Dmand AI Affiliation Data
Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. Michael Brian Bauer's practice
Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Bauer practices, 4 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.
| Site | EHR vendor and product |
|---|---|
| Blue Ridge Healthcare Urology | Available with a free account |
| +4 more sites and 1 medical group | Available with a free account |
Source: Dmand AI Technology Install Data
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Dr. Michael Brian Bauer is one of 451 urologists in North Carolina
Urology is Dr. Bauer's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 208800000X. Dr. Bauer is licensed in North Carolina.
Specialties and state licenses
- Urology, North CarolinaPrimary
Urologists near Dr. Bauer
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Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Dr. Michael Brian Bauer billed Medicare for 853 services in 2024
CMS data shows 853 Medicare services from Dr. Bauer across 8 procedure codes in 2024, for 381 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $54,899 for them.
Dr. Bauer's Medicare services by type, 2023 to 2024
- 2023
- 2024
- Office and hospital visits
- 2023: 7202024: 58918%
- Surgery
- 2023: 2612024: 16338%
- Lab and pathology
- 2023: 1192024: 10115%
- Drugs given in the office
- 2023: 542024: 0100%
- Imaging
- 2023: 122024: 0100%
- Tests and treatments
- 2023: 312024: 0100%
Where Dr. Bauer's Medicare services took place, 2024
- In an office83498%
- In a facility192%
Dr. Bauer compared with the North Carolina median for urologists, 2024
- Dr. Bauer
- North Carolina median
- Medicare services
- 853vs 99514% below
- Medicare patients
- 381vs 34012% above
- Part D claims
- 2,325vs 5664.1 times
Medians across 438 urologists in North Carolina with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.
Dr. Bauer's most billed Medicare procedure codes, 2024
CMS publishes codes billed for 11 or more Medicare patients. Each label is the code family; CPT descriptions are licensed by the AMA.
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Sources: Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS), 2024 data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Dr. Michael Brian Bauer treated 381 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 74
CMS counts 381 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Bauer in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 166 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. 15% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.34, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.
Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Bauer's median patient age at 74, with 25% women.
Dr. Bauer's Medicare patients by age, 2024
Dr. Bauer's Medicare patients by sex, 2024
- Women8422%
- Men29778%
Chronic conditions among Dr. Bauer's Medicare patients, 2024
- High blood pressure75%
- High cholesterol75%
- Arthritis51%
- Diabetes34%
- Chronic kidney disease27%
- Ischemic heart disease27%
- Anxiety21%
- Cancer21%
Share of Medicare patients with each condition. A patient can have several.
Dr. Bauer's patients across all payers
Dmand AI patient panel data covers Medicare, Medicaid and commercial patients.
Patient panel by age, all payers
Median age 74
Patient panel by sex, all payers
- Women25%
- Men73%
Sources: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data; and Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data
Dr. Michael Brian Bauer wrote 2,440 Medicare Part D claims in 2024
In 2024, Dr. Bauer wrote 2,440 Medicare Part D claims for 499 patients. 85% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 2,325 of them, across 22 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $261,895 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 1,936 claims across 23 drugs.
Dr. Bauer's Part D claims by kind of drug, 2024
- Generic2,079 claims85%
- Brand-name361 claims15%
Dr. Bauer's most prescribed drugs by claims, 2024
CMS names a drug when it has 11 or more claims. Share is of the claims for drugs CMS names.
Drug classes CMS tracks in Dr. Bauer's Part D claims, 2024
- Opioids3%70 of 2,440 claims
- Antibiotics6%151 of 2,440 claims
Share of all Part D claims for each drug class CMS reports on. Classes with no claims are left out.
Part D claims for drugs CMS names, 2023 to 2024
- 2023
- 2024
- Claims for drugs CMS names
- 2023: 1,9362024: 2,32520%
Drugs named by CMS: 22 in 2024, 23 in 2023.
Sources: Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider and Drug (CMS), 2024 data, released May 6, 2026; and Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data
Dr. Michael Brian Bauer offers telehealth to Medicare patients
Dr. Bauer accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS lists Dr. Bauer as offering telehealth.
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
- Offers telehealth
- Yes
Prostate resection: 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)
Sources: Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS); and Doctors and Clinicians Utilization Data (CMS)
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Dr. Michael Brian Bauer received $1,021 in industry payments from 2016 to 2025
CMS Open Payments shows 45 general payments to Dr. Bauer from 12 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 60% of the total. Astellas Pharma US Inc paid the most, $362.
General payments to Dr. Bauer by program year, 2016 to 2025
General payments to Dr. Bauer by kind, 2016 to 2025
- Food and beverage$61760%
- Travel and lodging$24224%
- Education$16216%
Companies that paid Dr. Bauer the most, 2016 to 2025
Share is of all general payments to this clinician.
Source: Open Payments (CMS), 2025 data, released July 7, 2026
Dr. Michael Brian Bauer graduated from University of Louisville School of Medicine
Dr. Bauer graduated from University of Louisville School of Medicine in 1990.
- Medical school
Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Sources for Dr. Michael Brian Bauer's profile data
| Data on this page | Source |
|---|---|
| NPI, name, sex, specialty and licenses | NPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Professional Profile Data |
| Practice locations and phone | NPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Practice Data |
| Primary practice, affiliations and health system | NPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Practice DataDmand AI Affiliation Data |
| Medicare services and procedure codes | Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| State medians for the same specialty | Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks |
| Medicare patients and the all-payer patient panel | Dmand AI Patient Panel DataMedicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Part D prescribing | Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider and Drug (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| MIPS scores, telehealth, assignment and procedure percentiles | Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Doctors and Clinicians Utilization Data (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Industry payments | Open Payments (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Training, board certification and memberships | Dmand AI Professional Profile Data |
| EHR at each practice site | Dmand AI Technology Install Data |
| Similar physicians | Dmand AI Affiliation Data |
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What is Dr. Michael Brian Bauer's NPI number?
Dr. Michael Brian Bauer's NPI number is 1497799977. It was assigned on June 15, 2006, and it is active in the NPI Registry.
What kind of doctor is Dr. Michael Brian Bauer?
Dr. Michael Brian Bauer is a urologist in Connelly Springs, North Carolina. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Urology Physician (taxonomy code 208800000X).
Where does Dr. Michael Brian Bauer practice?
Dr. Bauer practices at 730 Malcolm Blvd, Connelly Springs, NC 28612. Dr. Bauer's primary practice is Blue Ridge Healthcare Urology in Connelly Springs, North Carolina. Dmand AI also links Dr. Bauer to 1 hospital, 2 group practices and clinics and 1 medical group.
What is Dr. Michael Brian Bauer's office phone number?
The practice phone on file for Dr. Bauer is (828) 580-7962.
What is Dr. Michael Brian Bauer's medical license number?
Dr. Bauer holds North Carolina license 9900164.
Which hospitals is Dr. Michael Brian Bauer affiliated with?
Dr. Bauer is affiliated with UNC Health Blue Ridge. Dmand AI links Dr. Bauer to 1 more hospital.
What medical group is Dr. Michael Brian Bauer part of?
Dr. Bauer is linked to Women's Health - Valdese. Dmand AI links Dr. Bauer to 1 more medical group.
Does Dr. Michael Brian Bauer accept Medicare?
Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Bauer billed Medicare for 853 services in 2024, and Dr. Bauer accepts Medicare assignment.
Does Dr. Michael Brian Bauer offer telehealth?
Yes. The CMS Doctors and Clinicians file lists Dr. Bauer as offering telehealth services.
How many Medicare patients does Dr. Michael Brian Bauer see?
CMS counts 381 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Bauer in 2024, with an average age of 74.
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What services does Dr. Michael Brian Bauer bill to Medicare?
In 2024, Dr. Bauer's most billed Medicare services were office visit, established patient (99213), office visit, established patient (99214) and lab and pathology test (81002).
Where did Dr. Michael Brian Bauer go to medical school?
Dr. Bauer graduated from University of Louisville School of Medicine in 1990.
What drugs does Dr. Michael Brian Bauer prescribe most?
In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Bauer's most prescribed drugs by claims were Alfuzosin HCl ER, Finasteride and Tamsulosin HCl.
Has Dr. Michael Brian Bauer received payments from drug or device companies?
CMS Open Payments shows $1,021 in general payments to Dr. Bauer from 12 companies from 2016 to 2025. The largest total came from Astellas Pharma US Inc.
How long has Dr. Michael Brian Bauer been practicing?
Dr. Bauer graduated from medical school in 1990, 36 years ago.
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